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[andyman8]

DHS here is Dept. of Human Services... whom you call to report child abuse. Not exactly the same thing as Disney! LOL!

Very true! Actually, I called it Disney's Hollywood Studios, just like I call DAK, Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park. As you can see, I am not a person who likes abbreviations and enjoys calling things their full names!

As for experiences such as the OPs, I have had many. There are ones that it isn't really the person's fault, though. We were standing outside KRR debating on a late summer afternoon debating whether to enter the "80 Minute" Standby line or use FPs in the evening (when we had expected to be out of the park) that we had just gotten. A dad came up to the KRR CM and started yelling at him saying FPs were all gone. We had gotten one of the last! He asked how they could not have any FPs. The CM tried to explain, but he would listen and was being awfully rude. I stepped in and offered him our FPs and he was very kind and took them. We entered the "80-Minute" line which turned out to be only 30 minutes?

A more comical instance was when we were at Universal and someone asked us to come with them and take their picture in front of the "Giant Blue Hat." I remember them saying "excuse me, sir, would you be kind enough to take a picture of us in front of the Giant Blue Hat. Where is that? We can't find it on the guide map." I, at first, had no idea what they were saying (was in UOR mode not WDW) then realized we were at USF which they had confused with DHS and explained that the "blue hat" was at another park. They asked "oh, its at the park next door? (IoA)" I, again, stated how the park was on ANOTHER property. They thanked me for the info and walked away a bit disappointed. I felt bad, but they seemed new to the area.

Another funny FP one was BTMRR FP machines (early in the morning), some guy asked me why his dollar bill wasn't fitting into the FP machine. I pointed to the picture on the machine and told him that FPs were free and your park ticket was supposed to go in that slot. He said his friend told him that they had to pay a $ for every FP and I told him that his friend must have been mistaken because they are free. He was very happy but said something funny along the lines of "I went to an ATM to get all these ones for nothing?"

 

[Disney Fool]

Another funny FP one was BTMRR FP machines (early in the morning), some guy asked me why his dollar bill wasn't fitting into the FP machine. I pointed to the picture on the machine and told him that FPs were free and your park ticket was supposed to go in that slot. He said his friend told him that they had to pay a $ for every FP and I told him that his friend must have been mistaken because they are free. He was very happy but said something funny along the lines of "I went to an ATM to get all these ones for nothing?"

Thanks!!!! I just spit coffee all over my computer screen! Oh, my...oh, my...(you know, that explains why people keep giving me dirty looks when I pass them by in the FP queue, and they're still standing in line. I often feel like telling them, "it's free, you know,...you don't have to stand there and wait.")

 

[dburg30]

While I get the point....I've been to WDW many times.

I've seen both sides. LOTS of times folks KNOW that the monorail goes to MK, but they just say it wrong....call it a brain fart. (like how a parent sometimes says the name of your sibling when they mean you, or emits a spoonerism when they are angry.)

So please, don't get too high and mighty. I agree there are folks who do say things wrong because they don't know better, but plenty of folks DO know better.

In my own family, a VERY young member once called the Swan and Dolphin the "Fish and the Duck." It was cute, and became an inside joke for us to call them that.

One day, we were on the bus, laughing at our joke- talking amongst our own family - when some strange lady felt the need to butt in and "correct' us. How obnoxious! We laughed at her intrusion. All TWELVE of us. Talk about a role reversal!

Myself, I will ALWAYS call it the "WEDway PeopleMover." It's a sign of my personal respect. Woe to the person who corrects me! because they don't know the history of that attraction.

We also sometimes still call it "MGM" for short. WAY less of a mouthful than the current horrible name.

Lots of names we codify in our own way, so if you ovehear us talking shorthand - please don't assume we're ignorant.

Totally agree with this. I try to offer suggestions if I hear someone planning something that is just 10000% wrong. If it sounds like they know what they are talking about, just with the wrong words, i dont worry so much about it. And if I would have head "Fish and Duck" I'm pretty sure I would have known what you were talking about and probably joined in saying that was a pretty good name for it!!

Of course if you do get those that just KNOW what they are saying is right ie: a monorail going to US or the teacups being in front of the hat at studios, well I just let them go. They arent going to listen to anyone else, as they know what they are talking about lol.. So I just let them go....

 

[laura_<3]

 

[poohfriend77]

Another funny FP one was BTMRR FP machines (early in the morning), some guy asked me why his dollar bill wasn't fitting into the FP machine. I pointed to the picture on the machine and told him that FPs were free and your park ticket was supposed to go in that slot. He said his friend told him that they had to pay a $ for every FP and I told him that his friend must have been mistaken because they are free. He was very happy but said something funny along the lines of "I went to an ATM to get all these ones for nothing?"

That one makes me wonder if the "friend" was truly clueless, or just a jerk who wanted to mess with him.

 

[bellanotte10]

i've learned to tune people out who say the wrong things, because as people have said, it might be an inside joke. There is a commuter rail stop i go through, and my friend and I misheard "wyoming" as "wygnoming" so guess what we always call that area of the city? "wygnoming". My mother actually had to second guess what the real pronunciation was because i kept saying it, til I explained where the mispronunciation came from.

also disney related. Epcot's spaceship earth will ALWAYS be the giant golf ball in my family, after what happened on my first trip when I was 5. I kept screaming "the giant golf ball will eat my mother and send her back in time!" No one should've let me read any of the ride descriptions that trip. my dad was incredibly embarrassed to be seen with me... but now its an inside joke.

 

[fishacura]

Keep in mind there is a TON of stuff and some people only get there once in their lives if they are lucky. In keeping with the WWWD (what would Walt do) mindset, I always try to be as helpful as humanly possble. It's one thing if people are rude. But if people are genuinely struggling, there's absolutely no reason to be anything but helpful...right?

 

[World Showcaser]

I can't stand Disney know-it-alls. It happens almost every trip that a self-proclaimed Disney expert will butt into a convo I'm having with my party to correct us or show off their Disney knowledge. Most of the time, they are wrong or completely misheard what we were saying. I've been there 14 times. Let me vacation in peace.

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

I have a trip planned in June and it was originally going to be me, dd, and a friend of mine, but my mother decided on Saturday that she wants to go too. Keep in mind that my mom has been to WDW more than I have (she's been going there since the 70's). Well, she called me this morning about ordering park tickets and she wondered if she should go to all 5 parks. I had to explain to her that Universal is not part of Disney, so even people who have been there before could get confused. I never hold it against them.

FTR, I will probably always call DHS "MGM."

 

[jalpert]

To his credit, I've seen Stitch and I still can't figure out what kind of show it is. I'm leaning toward comedy, possibly general entertaining, but it achieved neither.

I was at Magic Kingdom today and had some guy ask me if Stitch's Great Escape was a magic show.

A few weeks ago I was at Magic Kingdom and I was waiting for Philharmagic. A family behind me asked if it was Fantasmic. I explained to them what it was. Then they asked me where the Matterhorn was. They were shocked when I told them that it was in California. Then they asked what there was to do at Magic Kingdom for kids. I don't understand how people go on vacation without doing any research.

 

[Bob NC]

As you can see, I am not a person who likes abbreviations and enjoys calling things their full names!

As for experiences such as the OPs, I have had many. There are ones that it isn't really the person's fault, though. We were standing outside KRR debating on a late summer afternoon debating whether to enter the "80 Minute" Standby line or use FPs in the evening (when we had expected to be out of the park) that we had just gotten. A dad came up to the KRR CM and started yelling at him saying FPs were all gone. We had gotten one of the last! He asked how they could not have any FPs. The CM tried to explain, but he would listen and was being awfully rude. I stepped in and offered him our FPs and he was very kind and took them. We entered the "80-Minute" line which turned out to be only 30 minutes?

A more comical instance was when we were at Universal and someone asked us to come with them and take their picture in front of the "Giant Blue Hat." I remember them saying "excuse me, sir, would you be kind enough to take a picture of us in front of the Giant Blue Hat. Where is that? We can't find it on the guide map." I, at first, had no idea what they were saying (was in UOR mode not WDW) then realized we were at USF which they had confused with DHS and explained that the "blue hat" was at another park. They asked "oh, its at the park next door? (IoA)" I, again, stated how the park was on ANOTHER property. They thanked me for the info and walked away a bit disappointed. I felt bad, but they seemed new to the area.

Another funny FP one was BTMRR FP machines (early in the morning), some guy asked me why his dollar bill wasn't fitting into the FP machine. I pointed to the picture on the machine and told him that FPs were free and your park ticket was supposed to go in that slot. He said his friend told him that they had to pay a $ for every FP and I told him that his friend must have been mistaken because they are free. He was very happy but said something funny along the lines of "I went to an ATM to get all these ones for nothing?"

I see.

 

[andyman8]

I see.

Finally, someone caught my subliminal humor! I'll admit I abbreviate when I am online because I don't want to type everything out. In fact, when I first started posting here, I used to type everything out in full and I eventually figured out I was wasting time, but in real life I never say "DHS." I say Disney's Hollywood Studios. In fact, on our itineraries, I write "Disney's Hollywood Studios" or "Disney's Polynesian Resort" or "Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park."

 

[scion5220]

I can't stand Disney know-it-alls. It happens almost every trip that a self-proclaimed Disney expert will butt into a convo I'm having with my party to correct us or show off their Disney knowledge. Most of the time, they are wrong or completely misheard what we were saying. I've been there 14 times. Let me vacation in peace.

And also, when I hear DHS I think "Department of Homeland Security."

 

[Dr.Girlfriend]

And I'll be the Debbie Downer: If someone asked me if the monorail was the correct one to get to Universal or MGM, I'm not going to lie to them and tell them yes it is to get a chuckle out of it. How do you know that person/family isn't traveling to meet someone at a specific time frame, or attempting to make a reservation time for something?

Whomp whomp whomp...I'm a mood killer, I know. But I fail to find the humor in sending someone on about a 30ish minute monorail ride for absolutely no reason but to laugh at their mistake.


ETA: My husband and I dislike DHS or Hollywood Studios, so we will forever and ever call it MGM (mainly because he worked there once and that's how we each refer to it).

 

[gator girl]

I call DHS "Miggum" - yes, that's how to pronounce MGM. I've been calling it that since it opened and I'm not going to stop now!! Goodness only knows what people who overhear me are thinking....

 

[Mad Hattered]

I'm pretty sure the new Avengers monorail with Captain America and Hulk will only make this question pop up more. Talk about free advertising for Universal Studios!!

 

[Jenn]

Just back and I cannot believe the confusion and lack of research of some guests. We go every year, sometimes more than once, and we STILL research ride closures, new attractions, menus, etc. But I like the research. If I go anywhere - new city, beach, cruise, etc I always research prior to the trip.

I overheard at Epcot- (man reading map) "Test Track the fastest ride at Disney! I wanna do that!". (wife) " that's just those little go-carts you drive around".

Saw ALOT of dining plan confusion. Counter service CMs explaining the entire program while the line just got longer and longer.

A lot of fast pass confusion. We rode Splash and got fast passes to ride a second time. We ended up deciding to go back to resort to swim, so we decided to give away the fast passes. We had 7 for 1-2 pm on a hot day. I'm talking prime fast passes here! We couldn't give those things away. People looked at us like we were crazy! We had to explain the whole fast pass thing to a family and why they really could benefit by taking these off our hands. Crazy, right?

 

[eatrnbowspupbttrflys]

Don't get me wrong but how is MGM any shorter then DHS?

When you are actually speaking OUT LOUD, do you actually SAY D-H-S or do you say Disney's Hollywood Studios.....BIG difference in length if you are actually SAYING it.

We still say MGM as well, we never said Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, but even on spoken commercials, it was referred to as MGM.

 

[fishacura]

and we STILL research ride closures, new attractions, menus, etc. But I like the research. If I go anywhere - new city, beach, cruise, etc I always research prior to the trip.

That's great that you do that. I do the same thing. That works for us. But keep in mind not EVERYONE is wired like you or I are. Some people may want to go to a theme park just to go to a theme park and have fun without the need to "research". I research because for me, that's part of the fun. But if that's something someone else dislikes, I'm not about to tell them they're doing it wrong and happy to help them if they have questions.

 

[rosiep]

I get being startled that people go equipped with so little information but.....have you been to the Disney site? Tried to navigate it and extract (real) information from it? Ever try a search?

It has to be the worst out there...pretty pictures and not much substance. If I were new to Disney and used their site to research my trip, I would assume that I was getting the best information that there is....when in fact it's one of the worst.

My first trip, I had only done a cursory research ( before the web ) and it was enough; subsequent trips were extensively research but mostly because I was excited about the trip and needed something to occupy me until it began.

Now after at least a dozen trips I still research primarily for the fun of it, but also because I know how ever changing Disney is and I don't want to miss out on something new.